Author Archives: Jessica - FSU


Got a lot of Student Debt? Try Loan Forgiveness

It’s difficult enough entering into the real world without having to worry about paying back thousands upon thousands of dollars in student loans in the years after we graduate. It’s best to think of that money as an investment more than an evil, insurmountable debt that is going to be attached to our backs for […]

Sunday Classics: Before Sunset

I can sit down and watch just about any movie and as such, I’ve seen a great many films in my life. More than I could even begin to count. I’ve seen masterpieces and pieces of sh*t, and out of every single movie I’ve ever seen in my life, Before Sunset is my absolute favorite.
It’s […]

Why Do We Hate Female Celebrities?

Quickly, make a list of your top five least favorite celebrities, celebrities that you would go so far as to say that you really hated.
Now how many of those are women?
According to an article from BBC News, female celebrities seem to bear the brunt of the world’s popular culture-related displeasure. A British poll stated that […]

What (almost)10 Years of Dating Has Taught Me

My birthday was a few days ago and, as with any birthday, it brought with it a need for self reflection (I hesitate to use the words “existential crisis”, but, if you insist.) It occurred to me that I’m an adult now, really and truly, and as such I’ve been dating for a […]

In Light of her Recent Wedding, the Top 5 Best Pictures of Jenna Bush

“At the wedding, someone will pull the president aside and say, listen, you’re not losing a daughter, you’re losing a war” –Bill Maher
5. This is actually a perfectly lovely picture of Jenna, I add it only to remark on how much Barbara Bush (daughter) looks like Alanis Morissette.

4. As her father’s daughter, I […]

Sunday Classics: Shaun of the Dead

What is a classic? Some consider the word in its most traditional form when using it in the context of film: movies made over fifty years ago, usually in black and white, usually overflowing with critical and popular esteem.
I like to think of the term in a broader sense, disregarding the time in which it […]

My Organization Odyssey: Part Two — Research

I’ve decided that to keep my budget under $100, I’m going to use internet resources and not buy all the books I really want to buy. Like this one. and this one.
But I digress. The first website I checked our was Flylady, which I’d heard a lot of good things about and at first glance […]

Griping About Grad School

Right now I’m inclined to try to persuade you to avoid going to graduate school in the liberal arts if you can. I want to implore you to avoid spending all that money to write papers upon papers about 16th century printing techniques and the subaltern in post colonial Jamaica. What are you going to […]

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